"I personally chose to go vegan because I educated myself on factory farming and cruelty to animals, and I suddenly realized that what was on my plate were living things, with feelings. And I just couldnât disconnect myself from it any longer. I read books like ' and saw documentaries like Earthlings and ', and it became an easy choice for me. If you choose to educate yourself, itâll be an easy choice for you, too."
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Ellen DeGeneres, from her website; as quoted in "Why Ellen Went Vegan", in Peta.org (9 November 2009).
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